Bank Holiday Notice and Endorsements From Local Banks
December 25, 1920 is a legal holiday and local banks will be closed. H. D. Fuller, Washier, Farmers and Merchants National Bank. John I. Sloat, Cashier, Commercial and Savings Bank. William G. Hardy, Cashier, Shenandoah Valley National Bank note holiday closure and payment date extension for maturing papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. D. Fuller
Washier, Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Charles Summers
Union Bank of Wincheste
John I. Sloat
Commercial and Savings Bank
WM. G. Hardy
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Sale of Valuable Limestone Farm in Frederick County Virginia
By decree of the Frederick County Circuit Court the limestone farm owned by the late David Leight near Winchester is offered at public auction on Saturday January 22 1921 at 12 noon in front of the courthouse. The 201 acre property includes two residences a bank barn and outbuildings with 15 acres of timber and a large locust stand. It may be sold in two parcels or as a whole with terms: one third cash at sale and balance in two equal annual installments secured by bonds deed of trust and fire insurance. Additionally a small bearing orchard and good timber are noted. The sale is conducted by W Z Adams executor with Duvall Dunn as auctioneers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Leight
Frederick County
Virginia
Winchester
Ridgeway Station
Grimes Post Office
Apple Ridge Orchard Company
E. B. Smoke
H. B. McCormac
R. L. Omps
Bank Park
White Hall
Berkeley
W.Z. Adams
Duvall & Dunn
I. C. GC
Brannon
C. C- Brannon
Krebs Visit Over Christmas Brought Philadelphia and Mercersburg Guests
Among those spending the Christmas holidays here were Mr. and Mrs. E. Clay Krebs of Philadelphia and Mr. Walter B. Krebs of Mercersburg. They were guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. Krebs on North Braddock Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. W. Bower
Fairfax Hole
John W. Snyder
Russell
Red-Lion
Harry . H. Bowerg
Maurice and
Richard
Hagerstown
Robert W. Bowers
Baltimore
E. Clay Krebs
Philadelphia
Walter B. Krebs
Mercersburg
J. Krebs
North Braddock Annem
Cowpeas Thrive On Sandy Loams And Drought Conditions
Farmers' Bulletin 1148 from the United States Department of Agriculture details cowpeas as a warm weather legume thriving best on sandy loams but adaptable to well drained soils. It covers rotation, forage and seed use, regional value, and suggests crops preceding alfalfa and beneficial rotations in cotton, corn, tobacco, and grain systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Plant Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Ohio
Illinois
Indiana
New Jersey
Michigan
Missouri
Arkansas
Tennessee
United States “Department of Agriculture
Washington, D.C
Tanlac sales soar to millions as cure gains fame
Tanlac sales reach about 20 million bottles by year end with a projected 30 million next year. Last year’s sales totaled 4,079,948, and nine months of the current year show 6,200,000 bottles, a near doubling over the prior year. The medicine is endorsed by leading firms and widely distributed from Key West to Canada, with Boyd Drug Co Ady in Winchester selling it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tanlac
Tyn‘ac
Cowny
Key West
Florida
Canada
United States
Taniac
America
Winchester
Boyd Drug Co
Ady
Kansas State station lists sorghum seed growers
A new list of sorghum seed growers, issued by the Kansas State Agricultural Experiment Station at Manhattan, supplements prior crop grower lists. The field inspected grades help farmers test exact seed grade and mixture percentages from any grower, a service beneficial to Kansas farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Agricultural Station
Kansas State Agricultural Experiment Station
Manhattan
Treatment for bulls feet and neglect of hoof care
An article urges better care for cattle hooves to prevent cripples. It argues prevention is cheaper than cures and stresses attentive management to keep bulls vigorous and limber, avoiding costly lameness and pain.
President Wilson Buys Washington Home of Former VP Arafaren
Reports from Washington say President Wilson purchased the former Vice President Harry Fatraren’s colonial style residence at 2304 Du Pont Circle. The eighteen room house in the fashionable neighborhood is said to have negotiations closed for a price above 100000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Washington
Harry Fatr'aren
du Pont Circle
Stockholders Meeting Notice and Court Filing Summary
The Commercial and ings Bank of Winchester will hold an annual stockholders meeting at Odd Fellows Hall on January 11, 1921, for director elections and business. A court notice in Frederick County lists Catherine Virginia Orndorff Morgan A Orndorff in a custody related suit with publication orders in The Winchester Star and court postings by December 20, 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial and
Ings Bank of Winchester
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Rea Court
Catherine Virginia Orndorf
Morgan A. Orndorff
Lief
Virginia
Winchester Star
C. D. Brannon
Ward & Larrick
Why Every Man Who Buys a Plant or Feed Mill
An advertisement ponders plant and feed mill purchases as core to finance and politics, urging buyers to compare prices before ordering machinery. It cites J. H. Béreg, milling engineer, at 48 Rousse Avenue, Boe 247, Winchester, Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Béreg
Rousse Ave
Boe
Winchester
Origin of Apple Dumpling Phrase Traces to Old Word
A fragment explains the apple dumpling name as derived from an old word and diminutive ending. The note mentions a practice of tossing dough into water to form a small cake-like dumpling. The text lacks clear sources or dates and reads as a folklore etymology.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Heller
Etta and
Annie Grim
Ber
Limestone Farm
Circuit Court
Adams
John Leight
Court House
Frank Mayo
Holmes Day
Jack Gardner
Auso Frank Farnum
Jewelers
Optometrists
Winchester Banker
Building Loan Association
Winchester Architects
Winchester Contractors
Lehigh Cement
Morgan” ‘Doors
Sherwin Williams
John W. Rosenberger
Associated Press
Rome
Baron Des Planches
The
United
Cowpea
H. J. Mowrey
Tix Salvation Army
Feright
the & A. Tattote House
Santa Claus
Bether
Mary Leigh
Annie
Woodalt
SALE
Stockholders’ Meetings
John 1
Sloat
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